Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Grant County, Wisconsin
County in Wisconsin · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 52.4K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Grant County, Wisconsin. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 11.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.0 in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States. Grant County had the 34th most traffic deaths among Wisconsin's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.0
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Wisconsin: 10.2
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Wisconsin: +2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.7 |
| 2021 | 17.6 |
| 2022 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 11.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.7 times the share in Wisconsin: 10%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Grant County | Share in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 50% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 32% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Grant County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 32.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 44.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 33.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Wisconsin: 45%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-615
- SR-353
- US-183
- SR-1333
- TS-OAK RD1
- SR-811
- SR-801
- SR-1291
- ROGER HOLLOW RD1
- MC ADAM RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 8 |
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-1502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Buick Envision1
- Buick Lucerne1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Durango1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2024 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| May 23, 2024 | — | SR-80 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | — | CR-B | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | Fennimore | US-18 12TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | — | GREEN RIVER RD | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | — | AIRPORT RD | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | — | TS-OAK RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | — | SR-133 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | — | US-18 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | — | SR-81 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | — | MC ADAM RD | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | US-18 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | — | US-18 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | — | SR-133 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | — | US-151 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | — | DUGWAY RD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | — | CR-H | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2021 | — | ROGER HOLLOW RD | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | — | SR-35 | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | — | SR-129 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | — | CR-T | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.